Imperialism in the 19

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Imperialism in the 19 th century I.E.S.CRISTOBAL LOZANO 1 UNIT 1 1 . THE IMPERIALISM 11.1. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OLD IMPERIALISM AND NEW IMPERIALISM? Imperialism did not begin in the nineteenth century. From the sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, an era dominated by what is now termed Old Imperialism , European nations sought trade routes with the Far East, explored the New World, and established settlements in North and South America as well as in Southeast Asia. They set up trading posts and gained footholds on the coasts of Africa and China, and worked closely with the local rulers to ensure the protection of European economic interests. Their influence, however, was limited. In the Age of New Imperialism that began in the 1870s, European states established vast empires mainly in Africa, but also in Asia and the Middle East. Old Imperialism European I mperialism did not begin in the 1800s. In t heir efforts to find a direct trade route to Asia during the age of Old Imperialism, European nations established colonies in the Americas, India, South Africa, and the East Indies, and gained territory along the coasts of Africa an...